Zoe Samuel
@zoesamuel.bsky.social
#Climate investor @ starshotcapital.com
Vice chair of board @ workonclimate.org
Built #Google's biggest internal climate group
Brit in Bay Area
#Film & #theater producer
Maker of world class roast potatoes
Opinions expressed here are my own. Slava Ukraini
Vice chair of board @ workonclimate.org
Built #Google's biggest internal climate group
Brit in Bay Area
#Film & #theater producer
Maker of world class roast potatoes
Opinions expressed here are my own. Slava Ukraini
To be fair, it IS used pretty much that way in a lot of these conversations, it is quite inside baseball thogh
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
To be fair, it IS used pretty much that way in a lot of these conversations, it is quite inside baseball thogh
My entire knowledge of this process is basically movie adaptations of John Grisham novels and even I know you can't skip that bit.
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My entire knowledge of this process is basically movie adaptations of John Grisham novels and even I know you can't skip that bit.
The Malligan? The Hulligan?
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Malligan? The Hulligan?
Great call out. Lots of my friends were Simon or Piggy, and some were Ralph.
Hegseth, Vance, and Homan are all Roger.
Hegseth, Vance, and Homan are all Roger.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Great call out. Lots of my friends were Simon or Piggy, and some were Ralph.
Hegseth, Vance, and Homan are all Roger.
Hegseth, Vance, and Homan are all Roger.
How on earth is a female student going to get an equal education in this class, having seen in writing that he recently used his position to attempt to extract a "relationship" from a female colleague, and sought advice from a convicted predator about how to do so?
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
How on earth is a female student going to get an equal education in this class, having seen in writing that he recently used his position to attempt to extract a "relationship" from a female colleague, and sought advice from a convicted predator about how to do so?
As someone who works in climate... that won't help.
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As someone who works in climate... that won't help.
We had Zipcar in NYC and honestly it wasn't great. One time the car was all beaten up with trim coming off, and had a half-smoked joint in the glovebox!
I think something a bit smaller and niftier would be better, but it does also have to be clean!
I think something a bit smaller and niftier would be better, but it does also have to be clean!
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We had Zipcar in NYC and honestly it wasn't great. One time the car was all beaten up with trim coming off, and had a half-smoked joint in the glovebox!
I think something a bit smaller and niftier would be better, but it does also have to be clean!
I think something a bit smaller and niftier would be better, but it does also have to be clean!
Rudyard Kipling's Dane-geld poem puts it in particularly elegant language.
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Rudyard Kipling's Dane-geld poem puts it in particularly elegant language.
So what you're saying is, doing something is better than not doing something.
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So what you're saying is, doing something is better than not doing something.
Also, stop giving free street parking. People should have to sign up for it. Discount/prioritize those with kids under 5, disabilities, or seniors. Everyone else pays what the market will bear.
And, make it easier to rent out your off-street parking if you're not using it. Make streets for PEOPLE.
And, make it easier to rent out your off-street parking if you're not using it. Make streets for PEOPLE.
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Also, stop giving free street parking. People should have to sign up for it. Discount/prioritize those with kids under 5, disabilities, or seniors. Everyone else pays what the market will bear.
And, make it easier to rent out your off-street parking if you're not using it. Make streets for PEOPLE.
And, make it easier to rent out your off-street parking if you're not using it. Make streets for PEOPLE.
It is crazy isn't it, the average car spends around 4% of its time in motion but it's the second most expensive physical thing you'll ever buy, after your house. Sharing one is clearly much more practical in many cases.
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It is crazy isn't it, the average car spends around 4% of its time in motion but it's the second most expensive physical thing you'll ever buy, after your house. Sharing one is clearly much more practical in many cases.
Bluhio too.
Bluisiana and Blindiana (both 61/39) actually go into swing state territory at D+13.
Still no Bludaho though.
Bluisiana and Blindiana (both 61/39) actually go into swing state territory at D+13.
Still no Bludaho though.
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Bluhio too.
Bluisiana and Blindiana (both 61/39) actually go into swing state territory at D+13.
Still no Bludaho though.
Bluisiana and Blindiana (both 61/39) actually go into swing state territory at D+13.
Still no Bludaho though.
Intriguing, thank you for sharing.
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Intriguing, thank you for sharing.
Millennials began in 1980, when does he think the Cold War ended?
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Millennials began in 1980, when does he think the Cold War ended?
"the entire conceit of the neoliberal political economy is that elected leaders can't control the price level"
Isn't the idea supposed to be more that they CAN, but only for a while, or only while causing secondary impacts sufficiently horrible that they shouldn't?
Isn't the idea supposed to be more that they CAN, but only for a while, or only while causing secondary impacts sufficiently horrible that they shouldn't?
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"the entire conceit of the neoliberal political economy is that elected leaders can't control the price level"
Isn't the idea supposed to be more that they CAN, but only for a while, or only while causing secondary impacts sufficiently horrible that they shouldn't?
Isn't the idea supposed to be more that they CAN, but only for a while, or only while causing secondary impacts sufficiently horrible that they shouldn't?
Yeah but if they don't mind driving for amenities if it means access to space, what they secretly want is a village. They've just never had the option! There's a reason Americans lose their shit every July cooing over charming but commonplace features in Europe's day-trip-reachable villages.
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Yeah but if they don't mind driving for amenities if it means access to space, what they secretly want is a village. They've just never had the option! There's a reason Americans lose their shit every July cooing over charming but commonplace features in Europe's day-trip-reachable villages.
Exactly this. What should be a "village" in the middle of Nebraska is instead a "small town" covering like, 5x the acreage the same # of homes would cover in the UK or Italy - and with a commensurate drop in quality of life (health, jobs, biodiversity, crime, visual charm, etc.)
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Exactly this. What should be a "village" in the middle of Nebraska is instead a "small town" covering like, 5x the acreage the same # of homes would cover in the UK or Italy - and with a commensurate drop in quality of life (health, jobs, biodiversity, crime, visual charm, etc.)
To me, exurbs or sprawly suburbs are the worst of both worlds. I either want a city with amenities, everything walkable or on transit - or I want countryside and mountains (and even there, I'm either picturing a farm or a Cotswold-style village, which latter are sneakily quite dense.)
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
To me, exurbs or sprawly suburbs are the worst of both worlds. I either want a city with amenities, everything walkable or on transit - or I want countryside and mountains (and even there, I'm either picturing a farm or a Cotswold-style village, which latter are sneakily quite dense.)
Exactly. Most people are in that group for multiple life stages: college, young adulthood, early marriage/family building, empty nester, retiree. Maybe you want more space when raising kids, WFH, or if you just love hosting dinner parties - but you probably move into another stage eventually.
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Exactly. Most people are in that group for multiple life stages: college, young adulthood, early marriage/family building, empty nester, retiree. Maybe you want more space when raising kids, WFH, or if you just love hosting dinner parties - but you probably move into another stage eventually.
As I understand it: housing, healthcare, and education. But yes, mostly housing.
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
As I understand it: housing, healthcare, and education. But yes, mostly housing.
Right, this is mathematically obvious. If people did not prize location highly, it wouldn't cost the same amount to get a 4000 square foot empty lot in the Bay as it does to get a recently-renovated 7-bed on 5 acres in the boonies.
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Right, this is mathematically obvious. If people did not prize location highly, it wouldn't cost the same amount to get a 4000 square foot empty lot in the Bay as it does to get a recently-renovated 7-bed on 5 acres in the boonies.
Having been outbid on like 15 homes in a row in the Bay Area that go 30% above asking BECAUSE they are near transit/amenities/schools, this becomes very clear.
It's nice to be ABLE to have a car, or access one sometimes at least, but only because we don't HAVE to.
It's nice to be ABLE to have a car, or access one sometimes at least, but only because we don't HAVE to.
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Having been outbid on like 15 homes in a row in the Bay Area that go 30% above asking BECAUSE they are near transit/amenities/schools, this becomes very clear.
It's nice to be ABLE to have a car, or access one sometimes at least, but only because we don't HAVE to.
It's nice to be ABLE to have a car, or access one sometimes at least, but only because we don't HAVE to.
Reposted by Zoe Samuel
This person might be unaware that the “choice” of suburban car-dependent living has been heavily subsidized for the 75 (not 100) years of suburban dominance in much of the United States, while being gaslit & shielded from the negative externalities that we ALL pay.
What if it was an honest choice?
What if it was an honest choice?
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This person might be unaware that the “choice” of suburban car-dependent living has been heavily subsidized for the 75 (not 100) years of suburban dominance in much of the United States, while being gaslit & shielded from the negative externalities that we ALL pay.
What if it was an honest choice?
What if it was an honest choice?